Wednesday, September 30, 2015

A class action lawsuit filed by patients against a hospital over the alleged theft of private patient information by an employee has survived a motion to dismiss.

The judge rejected the hospital's argument that future injuries is not legally sufficient to justify the claim. The hospital also argued that while fraudulent tax returns may have been filed in the names of some of the plaintiffs, they failed to show any actual monetary losses. The US District Court judge, however, ruled in favor of the plaintiffs saying “Though they were given careful consideration, defendant’s arguments are ultimately unpersuasive."

"The suit claims the hospital failed to properly safeguard the patient information.." - The Dothan Eagle